A lawmaker from Plateau North Senatorial District, Simon Mwadkwon, on Wednesday, tackled ministerial nominee, Dele Alake, for labelling supporters of a certain presidential candidate as “wild dogs” during the last presidential election.
Recall that Alake, served as the Director of Strategic Communication of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 general elections.
The Senator from Plateau North said, “Mr nominee, a lot of accolade have been showered on you and from your CV (curriculum vitae), you’ve done credibly well for Nigeria, especially the struggle for democracy. I’m convinced.
“Seated as senators here, the issue of our political parties is secondary; we are senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I am saying this because of the question I want to ask you. Therefore, any question coming from me should be taken that it is coming from a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and not from the minority Senate.
“My question is that: I heard you sir, you said as a writer or as a journalist, you are an image maker, you speak out of inspiration and conviction… You’ve talked about the social media too. I have read on the social media, your statement concerning other political parties during the election.
“I read a statement where you labelled supporters of a particular presidential candidate as “wild dogs”. Have you come across that statement, are you aware of it? Did you say that?”
Following Mwadkwon’s query, Senate President Akpabio asked his colleagues to avoid campaign issues, stating that “campaigns are over” and that “questions must be nationalistic, not partisan.”
Mwadkwon persisted and demanded that Alake answer if it is true or not that he referred to his principal’s opponents as “wild dogs” during the electioneering process earlier this year.
However, Akpabio intervened and requested that his colleague proceed to his second question.
